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Groat - Arnold of Oreye
| Issuer | Lordship of Rummen |
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| Year | 1363-1370 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device comprising a quartered shield bearing the combined arms of Loon and Chiny in the first and fourth quarters, and the arms of Oreye in the second and third quarters, all enclosed within a hexalobe border. The surrounding circular legend is rendered in Gothic uncial characters. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Arnold of Oreye acquired the Lordship of Rummen through inheritance in the mid-fourteenth century, holding a minor but monetarily active seigneury in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. Small Netherlandish lordships of this period frequently exercised independent minting rights as a revenue source, producing coins whose weights and types shadowed larger regional issues without fully conforming to them. Rummen was no exception.
At 1.6g, this groat falls well below the contemporary Flemish or Brabantine standard, reflecting either deliberate underweight issue or significant silver shortage — a recurring problem across the Low Countries during the 1360s.